Children’s TV actor loses case for unfair dismissal

A children’s TV actor who claimed that he injured himself in a “faulty” animatronic suit and suffered homophobic abuse lost his case for unfair dismissal yesterday.

Isaac Blake, 28, lost four out of five claims against Ragdoll Productions. The company employed him as a colourful Tombliboo character in the children’s series In the Night Garden, which is narrated by Derek Jacobi. He claimed unfair dismissal after it terminated his contract at the end of May 2006.

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